Is pregnancy a major risk factor for musculoskeletal pain? A cross-sectional study
This study challenges the assumption that pregnancy inherently causes higher musculoskeletal pain prevalence. Physical health status plays a more substantial role than pregnancy status per se, highlighting the multifactorial nature of pregnancy-related musculoskeletal pain.
Authors
- Asaf Weisman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4174-7149)
- Tomer Yona (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4809-490X)
- Youssef Masharawi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7714-7922)
- Mai Mhajne
Institutions
- Israel Ministry of Health (IL)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- Spinal Research (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Musculoskeletal Science and Practice
- Published
- 2025-12-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2025.103482
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00